I'm using (Windows) TrueType fonts on my Ubuntu workstation (details), and am mostly happy with how fonts look, both in desktop apps and on the web (using Firefox).
However, on some web pages, like ...

Using Asus P5Q Pro raid5, (ICH10R chipset).
I've setup 4 SATA drives in Raid 5 using the motherboard's interface. It shows up in windows fine, without adding software. I've been using them fine for a ...

I've set my panel to autohide. I can make it reappear by moving my pointer to the bottom of the screen, but, I'd also like to assign a shortcut key to do the same thing. Is there any way to do that?
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There have been some time since I've noticed it, but could just ask for help now.
I have a Core2Duo E7400 (2.8GHz), with 2GB of DDR2.
My gnome-system-monitor applet ALWAYS shows half of the CPU meter ...

I'm using Ubuntu 9.04 and when I try to mount an SD card with the GUI I have to type sudo mount -o remount,rw /media/disk before I can write anything to the card. Is there a hidden setting to make it ...

I have a Sony Vaio notebook (VGN-SR) which came with Windows Vista, which I un-installed and replaced with Ubuntu Linux 9.04. Under Windows I had the ability to adjust the screen brightness, volume, ...

I work in MNC, where software developers don't have access to Gmail because it is not Corporate mail, Nabble or many other forums, (Can you believe it??? :| )..
So, I want to access my home computer ...

I am planning to migrate from Mac OS X and Windows to either a Unix or Linux distribution, i.e. I am a Linux/Unix beginner.
Right now the following caught my interest:
Debian: Well established with ...

I installed a new sound card, a Turtle Beach card, and can't seem to get sound out of the optical out. lspci says it is a CM8738 chip. I can get static out the front two channels with the following ...

I've been trying today to figure out how to make an Ubuntu box wake on lan. The computer is pretty old, but I found the WOL option in BIOS (I also enabled wake up on pci). The network card is ADMTek ...

Suppose there is a site which has a form and it send data through POST method over http (NOT HTTPS)?
I can access this website directly and also the victim's computer directly.
How can i sniff what ...

When I mount sftp/ftp, and connection breaks for a while, the mount "freezes" and will freeze any process that deals with it (the editor, Nautilus, umount, etc). I can't even unmount the folder. (My ...

I'm trying to install Ubuntu on a wiped drive and for some reason when i choose the install option, it goes to the BusyBox built in shell. Can anyone tell me why it would do that and how to get to the ...

I currently have a Vostro 200 running Ubuntu that allows me to output to 7.1 audio using a bunch of 1/8 stereo to rca cables. This works perfectly, all I had to do was adjust some pulse audio setting ...

I'm new to Ubuntu and have been away from Linux for a while. I'm used to Windows and find this tedious on Linux but I want to give it a shot.
My tendency is to prefer GUI tools over command-line, and ...

Thing takes place on ubuntu.
I want to move a file to trash. I am not the owner of the file, but file belongs to root:samba, and I am member of samba group, and file permissions are rwxrw-r--
There ...

Following advice from another SU question (link) I apt-get remove'd dchp3-client from a virtual machine on my computer. The problem the question was hoping to solve did not get resolved, and now I'm ...

I have a laptop that did have Vista on it but due to misuse it is hosed, so I am dual booting Ubuntu 9.04 and XP on it.
I ran the Ubuntu live cd, partitioned the hd into 3 partitions (one ntfs, one ...

I've installed awesome on my Ubuntu laptop, and I like it. But I feel kind of lost. I don't know any keyboard shortcuts and the man pages aren't really any help (for instance, what does Mod4 mean?).
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I'm using Ubutnu 9.04, and XAMPP as a testing server for my websites.
What I want to do is make my websites network-accessible. For now only the my-ip-address:80 is accessible and managed by XAMPP.
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I'm just wondering if there are any unofficial Google Chrome Themes that I can easily install (eg. don't have to copy a .dll to the themes folder)?
I would like to be able to click apply theme (just ...

Background: I am a programmer that occasionally has access to other computers when on vacation or something. These are generally the machines of friends or family, so randomly installing Ubuntu on it ...

I have a LUKS-encrypted root partition that I have installed Ubuntu 9.04 to. I have of course placed /boot on a separate ext2 partition, and my boot loader loads and functions correctly.
However, I ...